Maritime Reporter, December 1991

<BODY> <div> to Rieber Shipping Company Polar Circle. Designed by Riebber Shipping in coopoeration with Ulstein Hatloe, Skipkonsulent, Marintek A/S, and Arkitekfirmaet Arnstein Arneberg A/S, the 300-foot Polar Circle can accommodate a total of 120 passen- gers and crew in 68 cabins. Passen- gers are accommodated in 4 single cabins, 41 doubles and three triples. Crew accommodations include 10 single cabins, five doubles and five triples. Her public spaces include the 96- seat Antarctic Seasons Restaurant, the Polar Circle Lounge, Antarctic Ocean Lounge and Marco Polo Lounge. Other spaces include the Leif Eriksson Library and Discov- ery Room with bar. Propulsion equipment includes twin Bergen Diesel BRG-8 main engines, rated at 4,020 hp at 750 rpm, Ulstein four-blade propellers and Renk-Tacke NDSHQL-2800 marine gears. The Ulstein propeller is fitted with nozzle with ice deflec- tor fins. Of particular interest in the Po- lar Circle is Robertson's Disc Navi- gation ECDIS (Electronic Chart Dis- play and Information System). Robertson Disc Navigation is an elec- tronic sea chart system which dis- plays vessel position in real time on a high resolution color graphic moni- tor. The system is designed to sat- isfy IMO provisional performance Durable mooring line madeofKEVLARand DACRON - shown new (top) and after 18 months of rugged use aboard USS Mississippi (below) - demonstrates no signifi- cant wear. Lightweight mooring lines of KEVLAR make securing the ship less difficult, reduce topside weight and increase storage space. USS Mississippi (CGN 40) Official U.S. NAVY photograph standards for ECDIS. Other equipment includes Valmet Automation engine room systems, deck cranes from Hagglunds, JRC satcom equipment, and MacGregor- Navire cargo and provisions hatches. REGAL PRINCESS Fincantieri Circle 82 on Reader Service Card In the third quarter of this year, the 70,000-grt, $200 million-plus cruise ship Regal Princess was de- livered to P&O by Italian builder Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard. One of two P&O flagships built by Fincantieri, the Regal Princess has an overall length of 811 feet, breadth of 105 feet and draft of 26 feet. Designed for worldwide cruising, with seven-day Eastern and West- ern Caribbean and Alaska Inside Passage itineraries the Regal Prin- cess is powered by a highly advanced diesel-electric plant consisting of four 6.6kv, 60-Hz main alternators driven through flexible couplings by four MAN B&W eight-cylinder, in- line L58/64 four-stroke, medium- speed engines, with a maximum con- tinuous rating of 9,720 kw at 400 rpm. These alternators supply power through transformers to the two 12,000-kw, three-phase synchro- nous-type propulsion motors, each directly driving fixed-pitch propel- lers via shafting. She has 14 decks with a total of 798 passenger cabins, of which 436 are outside cabins, 178 inside cab- ins, 134 cabins with a balcony, 36 deluxe cabins and 14 suites. She will be manned by a crew of 683. In all, the Regal Princess carries 1,748 passengers. She is provided with numerous public spaces, the principal ones consisting of a cin- ema with 169 seats, a theater seat- ing 740 and a restaurant able to serve about 844 people at one sit- ting. SALAMINA Hitachi Zosen Circle 88 on Reader Service Card The first of a new class of double- skinned product carriers developed by Hitachi Zosen Corp. was deliv- ered this past year to Salamina Ship- ping Corporation of Liberia. Called the Salamina, the 45,425-dwt tanker is the first ship of the Epoch Mark II type developed by Hitachi Zosen exclusively to transport oil products. Epoch Mark II product carriers have a total double-hull structure based on a completely new concept developed by Hitachi Zosen. The new unidirectional longitudinal de- sign has a fundamentally different stress transference pattern from conventional oil carriers. All lateral loads affecting the structure are transmitted by longitudinal girders to the transverse bulkheads. The easy handling/maintenance Product Oil Carrier built by Hitachi Zosen (EPOCH) design, according to the company, presents a number TOUGH JOBS DEMAND TOUGH PERFORMERS. DU PONT FIBERS. In slings and mooring lines, Du Pont fibers are bound to perform even in the most demanding applications. Lifting a 550-metric-ton bow section is no simple task. That's why St. John Shipbuilding, Limited, of Canada chose slings madeofDuPontKEVLAR®aramid fiber and CORDURA® nylon fiber. Enclosing KEVLAR, which is pound for pound five times stronger than steel, in a durable and abrasion-resistant sleeve of CORDURA created an extremely strong lightweight sling that is easy to handle and store. In another tough test for the United States Navy, mooring lines of Du Pont KEVLAR aramid with a KEVLAR/DACRON® poly- ester fiber jacket were used. Stronger, lighter and smaller than incumbent nylon and polyester lines, mooring lines of KEVLAR last longer and don't stretch as much, giving better positioning control dockside. To receive free information on how you can put tough perform- ers to work for you, complete the coupon below, or call toll-free 1-800-453-8527. Fill out and mail this coupon to: Du Pont, Barley Mill Plaza, G-52056, P.O. Box 80010, Wilmington, DE 19880-0010. YES, I would like information on the following: • Slings • Mooring lines • General Rope/Cordage Information ADDRESS CITY ZIP ®KEVI_AR, CORDURA and DACRON are registered trademarks of the DuPont Company. 1 PHONE 42 Circle 227 on Reader Service Card MR 42 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>